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<h1>throw</h1>

<h2>Purpose</h2>

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Throw the indicated exception.
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<h2>Details</h2>

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  <th>Op &amp; Format</th>
  <th>Mnemonic / Syntax</th>
  <th>Arguments</th>
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  <td>27 11x</td>
  <td>throw vAA</td>
  <td><code>A:</code> exception-bearing register (8 bits)<br/></td>
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<h2>Constraints</h2>

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    A must be a valid register index in the current stack frame.
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  <li>
    Register vA must be a reference-bearing register
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    Register vA must be assignment-compatible with java.lang.Throwable according
    to the usual rules of the Java programming language.
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<h2>Behavior</h2>

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  <li>
    Throws the given exception vA, resulting in a search for a matching handler
    according to the usual rules of the Java programming language.
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  <li>
    If no matching handler is found for the current thread, the thread
    terminates, possibly notifying its uncaught exception handler or thread
    group before.
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<h2>Exceptions</h2>

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    NullPointerException if vA is null.
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    Otherwise, the indicated exception.
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